Dorset Birds: October 2015

Sightings - Saturday 31st October 2015

Velvet Scoter - 6 past Durlston CP.

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Abbotsbury

Black-necked Grebe - 14 Studland Bay

Hen Harrier - 1 male Wareham Channel, 1 fem Arne

Golden Plover - c50 West Bexington, 5 durlston CP.

Woodcock - 1 West Bexington

Short-eared Owl - 3 Portland Bill,1 Arne Moors, 1 Durlston CP, 1 East Bexington

Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Standpit Marsh

Woodlark - 4 Durlston CP, 2 Portland Bill, 2 East Bexington

Skylark - 142 Durlston CP, 94 East Bexington, 46 Hengistbury Hd, 46 Greenlands Farm 12 Portland Bill.

Fieldfare - 138 Greenlands Farm, 2 Durlston CP,

Redwing - 28 Greenlands Farm, 6 Durlston CP, 4 Arne

Black Redstart - 14 Portland Bill, 3Portland Castle, 3 Durdle Door, 2 Lulworth Cove, 1 Swanage, 1 Arne, 1 West Bexington, 1The Hump Portland.

Yellow-browded Warbler - 1 Durlston CP, 1 The Hump Portland, 1 Abbotsbury

Hume's leaf Warbler - 1 Durlston CP by castle.

Firecrest - 12 Portland Bill, 3 Lulworth Inn, 2 Durlston CP, 1 Ringstead, 1 The Hump, 1 East Lexington, 2 West Bexington

Pallas's Warbler - 1 trapped Portland Bill

Continental Coat Tit - 1 Portland Bill

Goldfinch - 2,515 Durlston CP. 2100 Hengistbury Hd, 1090 East Bexington, 76 Portland Bill

Brambling - 25 Hengistbury Hd, 12 East Bexington

Chaffinch - 460 Hengistbury Hd. 422 Durlston CP, 90 East Bexington

Siskin - 98 Hengistbbury Hd.

Linnet - 1530 East Bexington, 655 Durlston CP, 430 Hengistbury

Twite - 1 east Durlston CP

Lesser Redpoll - 33 Hengistbury Hd.

Crossbill - 20 Durlston CP.

Reed Bunting - 68 Hengistbury Hd.

Curlew - Upton Country Park - © David Wareham

Sightings - Friday 30th October 2015

Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Long-tailed Duck - 1 reported at Abbotsbury Swannery
Velvet Scoter - 1 Hengistbury Head
Hen Harrier - 2 ringtails in Poole Harbour area

Purple Sandpiper - 8 Hengistbury Head
Great Skua - 1 Chesil Cove
Short-eared Owl - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Milborne St Andrew
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Bay

Black Redstart - 3 Arne RSPB, 3 Blacknor Portland, 1 Portland Bill
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Southwell
Pallas's Warbler - 1 Southwell School, 1 Worth Matravers

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Rodwell Trail in Weymouth, 1 Southwell School
Firecrest - 2 Lulworth Cove, 1 Worth Matravers, 1 Hengistbury Head

Continental Coal Tit - 3 Wakeham Portland

Little Bunting - 1 Portland Bill

Sightings - Thursday 29th October 2015

Great Northern Diver - 2 past Portland Bill

Black-necked Grebe - 3+ Studland Bay
Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill

Hen Harrier - 1 male near Came Down, 1 Arne Moors

Merlin - 1 Southwell, 1 Winspit
Hobby - 1 Arne Moors

Black Redstart - 4+ Blacknor Portland, 3+ Portland Castle, 2 Swanage, 1 Sherborne, 1 Coward's Marsh
Redstart - 1 Portland Castle
Ring Ouzel - 1 Coward's Marsh, 1 Sandsfoot Castle

Pallas's Warbler - 1 Southwell, 1 Winspit, 1 Worth Matravers

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Lulworth Camp

Firecrest - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Winspit

Brambling - 1 Coward's Marsh

Sightings - Wednesday 28th October 2015

Goosander - 1 Christchurch Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 3 Shell Bay, 2 Portland Harbour

Great White Egret - 1 Arne Moors

Hen Harrier - 1 male Wyke Down

Short-eared Owl - 1 Hengistbury Head

Woodlark - 1 the Grove Portland

Black Redstart - 3 Portland Castle, 1 South Haven, 1 Shell Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Arne, 1 Brownsea Island

Pallas's Warbler - 1 Durlston, 1 Southwell, 1 Winspit, 1 Worth Matravers

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 the Grove Portland

Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Winspit

Goldcrest - 100 over Hengistbury Head, 69 ringed at Durlston

Firecrest - 3 ringed at Durlston, 2 the Grove Portland, 2 Hengistbury Head, 2 Arne RSPB, 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Southwell

Continental Coal Tit - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Portland Bird Obs, 1 the Grove Portland

Brambling - 5-6 Arne RSPB

Kingfisher on R. Stour © Geoff Norquoy

Buzzard at Iford © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Tuesday 27th October 2015

Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Bittern - 1 Stanpit

Great White Egret - 1 Brownsea Island
Spoonbill - 32 Brownsea Island
Hen Harrier - 1 ad male Milborne St Andrew
Merlin - 1 Milborne St Andrew

Jack Snipe - 1 Stanpit

Spotted Redshank - 12 Brownsea Island, 1 Stanpit
Short-eared Owl - 1 Durlston, 1 Brand's Bay

Swallow - 68 over Durlston
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit
Black Redstart - 5+ Blacknor Portland, 1 Milborne St Andrew

Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston, 1 Stanpit

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Verne Hill Rd Portland
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Pennsylvania Castle/Wakeham, 1 (presumed) trapped at Portland BO

Goldcrest - 150 Durlston, 150+ Pennsylvania Castle/Wakeham, 40 Blacknor

Firecrest - 5 Durlston, 2 Pennsylvania Castle/Wakeham, 1 Southwell, 1 Blacknor, 1 Puddletown, 1 Stanpit
Continental Coal Tit - 1 Verne Hill Rd Portland, 1 Southwell, 1 Pennsylvania Castle/Wakeham
Goldfinch - 1120 over Durlston

Lapland Bunting - 1 Durlston

Sightings - Monday 26th October 2015

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge

Great White Egret - 1 Arne

Hen Harrier - 1 juvenile female Arne Moors

Short-eared Owl - 1 over Lytchett Bay, 1 Durlston

Swallow - 26 Durlston

Common Redstart - 1 of possible eastern origin at Portland Castle

Black Redstart - 5 Portland Castle, 2 Blacknor Portland, 1 Hengistbury Head

Ring Ouzel - 1 Suckthumb Quarry Portland, 1 Durlston

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Pennsylvania Castle, 1 Portland Castle, 1 Durlston, 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Hengistbury Head

Goldcrest - 300 Hengistbury Head, 103 ringed at Durlston, 50 ringed at Portland BO

Lapland Bunting - 1 over Tidmoor Range The Fleet

News from yesterday: A Spotted Sandpiper at Chard Junction Gravel Pits in a private area for two days on the 24th & 25th, but not seen today. Photograph below.

Spotted Sandpiper yesterday at Chard Junction GP © Dave Helliar

Kestrel near Canford Bottom © Trevor Wilkinson

Yellow-browed Warbler at Longham Lakes © Roger Peart

Sightings - Sunday 25th October 2015

Common Scoter - 2 still Holes Bay

Red-throated Diver - 2, possibly 3, from Poole Quay

Bittern - 1 Lodmoor

Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor

Merlin - 1 Durlston

Short-eared Owl - 1 Osmington Mills, 1 Wytch Channel Poole Harbour

Sand Martin - 1 Durlston

Richard's Pipit - 1 over Dunshay Wood near Langton Matravers

Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit, 1 Wytch Channel Poole Harbour

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Durlston, 1 Langton Herring, 1 Lodmoor

Firecrest - 3 ringed at Durlston, 1 Badbury Rings, 1 Upton CP

Hawfinch - 1 over Durlston

Turnstone at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Starling at Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy

Common Scoter at Holes Bay © Paul White

Sightings - Saturday 24th October 2015

Common Scoter - 2 at Holes Bay are an extremely unusual record for this site.
Sooty Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Stanpit.
Arctic Skua - 1 Durlston NNR.
Great Skua - 2 Durlston NNR.
Black-Headed Gull - c7500 roosted in Christchurch Bay.
Short-Eared Owl - 1 Blacknor (Portland), 2+ Portland Bill.
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh.
Swallow - 58 Durlston NNR, 2 Hengistbury Head.
House Martin - 17 Durlston NNR.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston NNR.
Yellow-Browed Warbler - 1 Durlston NNR, 1 Langton Matravers.
Firecrest - 2 Portland Bill.
Brambling - 2 Durlston NNR, 1 Hengistbury Head.
Crossbill - 27 Durlston NNR.

Sightings - Friday 23rd October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 10 Brownsea, 2 Stanpit, 3 Lodmoor
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields
Short-eared Owl - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Hedbury, 1 over Portland Harbour, 1 Wyke Regis, 1 Durlston
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston
Ring Ouzel - 1 Glebelands, 1 Durlston
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 near Pennsylvania Castle Portland, 1 Weymouth (Trinity Church)
Firecrest - 2 Arne RSPB car park, 1 Durlston, 1 Hengistbury Head
Brambling - 20 over Durlston

Sightings - Thursday 22nd October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 Arne, 1 Littlesea Wyke Regis, 1 Spetisbury
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere
Short-eared Owl - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Little Sea Studland, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Durlston
Long-eared Owl - 1 Lodmoor
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh Christchurch Harbour
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Abbotsbury
Lapland Bunting - 1 over Durlston
Brambling - 1 Arne

Sightings - Wednesday 21st October 2015

GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 Arne

Short-eared Owl - 1 Mudeford Quay

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Portland Obs, 1 Pennsylvania Castle

Turnstone Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Chiffchaff Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy

Herring Gull West Bay © Maurice Budden

Sightings - Tuesday 20th October 2015

Merlin - 2 Dungy Head, 1 Glebelands
Great White Egret - 2 Middlebere
Short-eared Owl - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Portland Bill, 1 Littlesea Wyke Regis
Ring Ouzel - 2 Dungy Head
Subalpine Warbler - probable at Penne's Weares
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Longham Lakes, 2 Durlston
Firecrest - 3 Arne, 3 Dungy Head, 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Portland Obs, 2 Brownsea Island
Serin - 1 Portland Bird Obs

Sightings - Monday 19th October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Red-backed Shrike - 1 Suckthumb Quarry Portland
Ring Ouzel - 1 Townsend
Red-breasted Flycatcher - 1 Portland Bird Obs
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Southwell, 1 Arne
Serin - 1 Portland Bird Obs
Hawfinch - 1 over Shapwick, 1 over Arne
Lapland Bunting - 1 over Lytchett Bay

Sightings - Sunday 18th October 2015.

Merlin - 2 Dungy Head Area, 1 Rushcombe Valley.
Golden Plover - 25 West Lulworth.
Turtle Dove - 1 Bournemouth.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Arne, 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Langton Hive Point.
Portland recorded roosts of 5 birds am and of 7 birds pm in different areas.
Olive-backed Pipit - 1 Foundry Close area Portland.
Ring Ouzel - 2 Dungy Head area, 1 Durlston, 1 Stanpit.
Firecrest - 3 Dungy Head, 2 Ringstead.
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Barn Field.
Red-backed Shrike - 1 Suckthumb Quarry.
Brambling - 4/5 over Ringstead, 1 Hengistbury Head.

Sightings - Saturday 17th October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Merlin - 1 Arne
Red Kite - 1 over Brownsea Island, 1 Boyshill
GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 over Lytchett Heath, 1 Littlesea
Spoonbill - 32 Shipstal Point, 7 Brownsea Island lagoon
Spotted Redshank - 10 Brownsea Island lagoon
Richard's Pipit - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Black Redstart - 1 Ringstead
Ring Ouzel - 1 Greenlands Farm, 1 Bulbarrow Hill, 1 Hengistbury Head
Brambling - 2 Arne, 2 Hengistbury Head

Sightings - Friday 16th October 2015.

Brent Goose - 149 Fisherman's Bank.
Red-breasted Merganser - 3 off Furzey Island.
Spoonbill - 20 Shipstal, 12 Brownsea.
Red Kite - 4 near Iwerne Minster.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Wick Hams.
Merlin - 1 Poole Harbour.
Swallow - 200 Christchurch Harbour, 100 Durlston CP.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston CP.
Redwing - 11 Durlston CP, 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Culverwell.
Firecrest - 2 Wareham, 1 Upton CP.
Brambling - 1 Arne.
Linnet - 200 over Durlston CP.

Harassed Buzzard – Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy.

Sightings - Thursday 15th October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Black Brant - 1 The Fleet at Wyke Regis
Spoonbill - 30 Shipstal Point Arne, 3 Lodmoor
Hen Harrier - 1f Butterstreet Cove The Fleet
Red Kite - 1 Iwerne Minster
Merlin - 1 Milborne St Andrew, 1 Portland Bill
Caspian Gull - 1 Mudeford
Short-eared Owl - 7+ Portland Bill, 2 Durlston, 1 Abbotsbury, 1 Cogden Beach
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston
Ring Ouzel - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Littlesea Wyke Regis, 1 Durlston, 1 Stanpit
Tree Pipit - 1 Durlston
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Abbotsbury

Firecrest - 5 Portland Bill, 2 Durlston

Crossbill - 12 Durlston
Ortolan Bunting - a possible at West Bexington

Sightings - Wednesday 14th October 2015

Bittern - 1 Wick Hams
Spoonbill - 37 Arne, 10 Wareham Channel, 2 Lodmoor
Merlin - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Spotted Redshank - 16 Brownsea Is.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Portland Bill
Woodlark - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT - 1 Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill
Ring Ouzel - 2 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Arne,1 Portland Bill Obs,

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Portland Bill Obs, 1 Wakeham Portland, 1 Moreton tearooms p.m. 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Firecrest - 8+ Arne

Red-backed Shrike - 1 Suckthumb Quarry off Westen Rd.
Brambling - 2 Hengistbury, few? Portland Bill
Crossbill 3 Throop Heath, 3 over Arne

Red-backed Shrike Suckthumb Quarry © Mike Trew

Short-eared Owl + Carrion Crow Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Tuesday 13th October 2015

Spoonbill - 16 Brownsea Is, 3 Lodmoor
Honey Buzzard - 1 over Broadcroft Quarry Portland
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Arne
Spotted Redshank - 18 Brownsea Is.
Corncrake - 1Portland Bill
Long-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill in Hut field
Short-eared Owl - 1 Radipole, 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Tidmoor Range
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT - 1 trapped Culverwell released at Portland Bird Obs. this morning.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Winspit, 1 Ringstead, 1 Avalanche Rd 'Hump' Portland
Redwing - 19 South Haven, 4 Hengistbury Hd.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Portland Bill
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Blacknor Portland
Firecrest - 2 Winspit, 1 Lulworth Cove, 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Brambling - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Crossbill - 10 Ringstead
Little Bunting - 1 Portland Bill

Rock Pipit Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

1Y female Siskin Longham Lakes © Roger Peart

Sightings - Monday 12th October 2015

Spoonbill - 28 Brownsea Is, 5 Lodmoor
Osprey - 1 Arne
Common Crane - 2 over the West Cliffe Portland
Spotted Redshank - 13 Brownsea Is.
Short-eared Owl - 2 Herbury Gore, 1 Barleycrates Portland.
Nightjar - 1 Portland early a.m.
Redstart - 1 Lodmoor
Whinchat - 4 Martinstown
Ring Ouzel - 5 Hengistbury Hd, 2 Barleycrates Portland, 1 Lulworth, 1 Durlston CP.
Dartford Warbler - 1 Reap Lane Portland
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Reap Lane Portland

Sightings - Sunday 11th October 2015

Bittern - 1 flew over Priory Marsh p.m.
Spoonbill - 8 Arne, 5 Lodmoor
Golden Plover - 2 Beaminster Down
Merlin - 1 Durlston CP.
Short-eared Owl - 2 Herbury Gore
Whinchat - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston CP. 1 Puncknowle
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Highcliffe Castle, 1 Avalanche Rd Portland, 1 Culverwell, 1 Arne
Red-backed Shrike - 1 Portland Bill
Lapland Bunting - 1 over Hengistbury Hd.

Golden Plover on Beaminster Down © Roger Green

A taster of the vis mig today
Woodlark - 2 Durlston Cp.
Skylark - 36 Hengistbury Hd, 7 Durlston Cp.
Swallow - 240 Hengistbury, 120 Durlston, 51 South Haven, 154 Glebelands
House Martin - 200 Hengistbury Hd, 285 Durlston Cp, 310 Glebelands
Meadow Pipit - 420 Hengistbury, 305 Durlston Cp, 75 South Haven, 276 Glebelands
alba Wagtails - 180 Hegistbury Hd, 297 Durlston Cp, 32 South Haven, 302 Glebelands
Song Thrush - 4 Durlston Cp, 22 South Haven
Redwing - 3 Portland, 1 Durlston Cp, 6 South Haven
Starling - 130 Hengistvury Hd, 6 Durlston Cp, 14 South Haven
Chaffinch - 110 Hengistbury Hd, 82 Durlston Cp, 32 South Haven
Goldfinch 210 hengistbury Hd, 112 Durlston Cp, 128 South Haven, 120 Glebelands
Siskin - 105 Hengistbury Hd, 108 Durlston, 657 South Haven, 113 Glebelands
Linnet - 820 Hengistbury Hd, 3010 Durlston Cp, 85 South Haven, 253 Glebelands
Lesser Redpoll - 51 Hengistbury Hd, 5 Durlston Cp, 3 South Haven, 3 Glebelands
Crossbill - 12 Durlston Cp, 13 South Haven, 15 Glebelands
Reed Bunting - 35 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Durlston Cp.

Sightings - Saturday 10th October 2015

Spoonbill - 42 Brownsea Island

Glossy Ibis - 2 over Wey Valley, at Lodmoor then over Abbotsbury

Red Kite - 1 over Lytchett

Merlin - 1 Durlston, 1 Christchurch Harbour

Hobby - 1 Greenlands Farm

Swallow - 6900 Durlston

House Martin - 4100 Durlston

Black Redstart - 1 Durlston

Firecrest - 1 Durlston

Yellow-browed Warbler - 5 Portland (2 Pennsylvania Castle, 1 Avalanche Road, 1 Top Fields, 1 Weston Street), 1 Boys Hill

Glossy Ibis at Lodmoor © Daragh Croxson

Green Woodpecker at Portesham © Jayson Grove

Sightings - Friday 9th October 2015

Great White Egret - 1 Brownsea Island

Spoonbill - 53+ Brownsea Island

Hen Harrier - ringtail over Lytchett Heath

Short-eared Owl - 1 over Arne Moors

Ruff - 2 Lodmoor

Ring Ouzel - 2 Durlston

Bearded Tit - 5 Portland Obs

Firecrest - 1 Durlston, 1 Longham Lakes

Yellow-browed Warbler - 5 Portland (Avalanche Rd, Blacknor, Craft Centre, Cheyne, Weston), 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Littlesea (Wyke Regis)

Yesterday: a Bittern over Priory Marsh, Christchurch Harbour

Sightings - Thursday 8th October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Black-necked Grebe - 8 from Knoll Beach, Studland
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor
Great White Egret - 1 Arne

Spoonbill - 60 in Poole Harbour (co-ordinated count of 32 Brownsea Island & 28 at Shipstal Point)
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor

Redstart - 1 Portland Bill

Yellow-browed Warbler - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Fortuneswell

Sightings - Wednesday 7th October 2015

Red-throated Diver - 1 past Durlston

Spoonbill - 36 Brownsea Island

Merlin - 1 Durlston
Hobby - 1 Radipole, 1 Durlston

Ruff - 3 Lodmoor

Spotted Redshank - 12 Brownsea Island

Swift - 1 Durlston

Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh Christchurch

Black Redstart - 1 Durlston

Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston

Firecrest - 1 Portland Obs, 1 Pennsylvania Castle, 1 Durlston

Brambling - 1 Durlston

Hawfinch - 1 Durlston

Sightings - Tuesday 6th October 2015

Scaup - 1 still at Abbotsbury
Balearic Shearwater - 2 Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 53 at Shipstal Point, Arne - a UK record count

Cattle Egret - 1 Abbotsbury
Hobby - 2 Brownsea Island

Spotted Redshank - 10 Brownsea Island, 1 Stanpit

Arctic Skua - 6 past Portland Bill, 1 past Branksome Chine

Long-tailed Skua - 1 past Portland Bill

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Broadstone

Firecrest - 5 Pennsylvania Castle Portland, 3 Arne RSPB car park, 2 Poole Park

Hawfinch - 1 Arne RSPB car park

Sightings - Monday 5th October 2015

Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill

Spoonbill - 15 Brownsea Island

Spotted Redshank - 16 Brownsea Island
Great Skua - 2 past Portland Bill
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Avalanche Road Portland, 1 Portland Castle

Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Pennsylvania Castle Portland

Sightings - Sunday 4th October 2015

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay

Spoonbill - 47 Brownsea Island, 18 Arne

Merlin - 1 Hengistbury Head

Black Redstart - 1 Portland

Ring Ouzel - 1 Middlebere, 1 Portland

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Avalanche Road Portland, 1 Arne, 1 Durlston, 1 Portland Obs, 1 near Portland Castle, 1 Hengistbury Head

Firecrest - 2 Portland, 1 Durlston, 1 Hengistbury Head

Marsh Tit - 1 near Moonfleet Manor Hotel (The Fleet)

Little Bunting - 1 Hengistbury Head

Sightings - Saturday 3rd October 2015

Bittern - 1 Lodmoor
Great White Egret - 1 Brownsea Island
Spoonbill - 47 Brownsea Island
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 13 Brownsea Island
Ring Ouzel - 2 Middlebere, 1 Suckthumb Quarry (Portland)
Yellow-browed Warbler - 4 Portland (at Obs, Weston, near the Hump and near Portland Castle)
Firecrest - 2 East Lulworth, 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Portland Obs

Sightings - Friday 2nd October 2015.

Great White Egret - 1 Spetisbury.

Marsh Harrier - 1 Blacknor.

Merlin - 1 Durlston.

Corncrake - 1 Suckthumb Quarry.

Mediterranean Gull - 400+ Herbury.

Short-eared Owl - 2 Portland Bill.

Hoopoe - 1 off the sea Portland.

Ring Ouzel - 1 Middlebere, 1 Portland.

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Lodmoor, 1 Penn Castle Area, 1 Portland Observatory, 1 South Haven.

Firecrest - 4 Portland, 1 Durlston.

Hawfinch - 1 South Haven.

Guided Walk - Sunday 4th October 2015

Join us for a leisurely walk around Studland and out towards Old Harry along Ballard Down.

With favourable conditions we might expect to encounter some of the late migrants still gracing our shores whilst witnessing the arrival of our first incoming winter visitors. Non-members welcome.

09:30 – 14:00 approx.
Meet in Middle Beach car park (charges apply to non-NT members) in Studland (SZ 036829).

For further details please contact Richard Charman (Outdoor Events Organiser)
07799 624 062
walks@dorsetbirds.org.uk

Sightings - Thursday 1st October 2015.

Bittern - 1 Radipole.
Marsh Harrier - 1 over Portland Bill.
Hobby - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Merlin - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Swallow - 2400 Durlston, 1600 Christchurch Harbour.
House Martin - 1200 Christchurch Harbour, 1100 Durlston.
Meadow Pipit - 1200 Christchurch Harbour.
Firecrest - 3 Portland Observatory, 3 Durlston.
Goldfinch - 1500 Christchurch Harbour, 1400 Durlston.
Crossbill - 17n South Haven, 2 Durlston.
Snow Bunting - 1 South Haven.